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State Historical Society board seeks nominations

The State Historical Society of Iowa board of trustees has issued a call for nominations for a member to serve on its 11-person board. The organization is a division of the Iowa Department of Cultural …
By BPC Staff | Mar 3, 2015
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Drake panel to focus on international business Thursday

A group of academic and corporate professionals will discuss “Doing Business Across Cultures” 7-8:30 p.m. Thursday at Drake University’s Aliber Hall. The panel, organized by the Principal Financial Group Center for Global Citizenship, will include Jeffrey Kappen, …
By BPC Staff | Mar 3, 2015
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Crawford’s taking it to the races

Des Moines lawyer and Democratic Party activist Jerry Crawford has two goals: delivering Iowa for Hillary Clinton and winning the Kentucky Derby,according to The Washington Post. …
By BPC Staff | Mar 3, 2015
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Home-based businesses can access insurance primer

More than half of the 28 million small businesses in the United States are home-based. But without proper insurance planning, even the most promising home-based business dream can quickly turn into a nightmare, according to …
By BPC Staff | Mar 3, 2015
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New consortium formed to save monarch butterflies

The new Iowa Monarch Conservation Consortium will attempt to improve habitat and conditions for an iconic Iowa species that has been fighting to stay on the landscape: monarch butterflies.

 

The state agriculture and natural resources departments …
By BPC Staff | Mar 3, 2015
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Johnston, West Des Moines will pass, for now, on state development program

The cities of Johnston and West Des Moines will not refile applications this year for approval of special development districts under a state program that is in its second year and could fill the financing …
By KENT DARR | Mar 3, 2015
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Metro Arts Alliance announces 2015 AWE Award winners

The Metro Arts Alliance this week announced the winners of its second annual Art Within Everything (AWE) Awards, all of whom will be honored at the Dining for the Arts event on April 11. Among …
By BPC Staff | Mar 3, 2015
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Iowa Machinery Manufacturers Innovation Summit set for April 2

Registration is open for the Iowa Machinery Manufacturers Innovation Summitto be held April 2 at Gateway Hotel and Conference Center in Ames. Organized by Iowa State University’s Center for Industrial Research and Service (CIRAS), the event …
By BPC Staff | Mar 3, 2015
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Greater Des Moines house prices rose 3.6 percent January to January

Greater Des Moines house prices increased 3.6 percent in January from January 2014, real estate analytics firm CoreLogic Inc. said today. The December to January increase was 0.1 percent. Nationally, prices increased 5.7 percent from …
By BPC Staff | Mar 3, 2015
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Greater Des Moines house prices rose 3.6 percent January to January

Greater Des Moines house prices increased 3.6 percent in January from January 2014, real estate analytics firm CoreLogic Inc. said today. The December to January increase was 0.1 percent. Nationally, prices increased 5.7 percent from …
By BPC Staff | Mar 3, 2015